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Rules committee updates universal definitions rule, adds 'accountability practice' and other clarifications
Summary
The committee amended R277-100 (definitions) to add or refine definitions including 'accountability practice' and made targeted updates to cumulative-file wording and other items to increase consistency across board rules.
The Rules Committee approved amendments to R277-100, the board’s universal definitions rule, adding and revising terms intended for cross-rule consistency. Staff described R277-100 as the source of definitions that apply across board rules unless otherwise specified.
Key changes approved by the committee included inserting a definition for “accountability practice” — language drawn from R277-609 and described in committee discussion as “any evidence-based practices that increase academic outcomes, decrease disruptive behavior, and hold students accountable for their actions by requiring them to take responsibility, repair harm and provide restitution when appropriate.” The committee also discussed and accepted small edits clarifying that cumulative student files should include immunization records or medical/personal exemptions and clarified that a student-suspension definition does not apply in the UPAC rule context.
Committee members emphasized that a central definitions rule can reduce inconsistent terminology in other rules. Members debated whether to use “and” versus “or” in the immunization/exemption line; the text as approved used language indicating a record may contain student immunizations or a medical/personal exemption. The committee voted unanimously to approve the amended definitions rule on first reading and forwarded it to the board for continuation and final approval.
